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Revell Sherman Calliope Tracks

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  • From: England
Revell Sherman Calliope Tracks
Posted by P mitch on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 6:56 AM

Can anyone tell me what tracks should be on this Sherman as the kit ones are rubbish and want to replace them with after market ones. I know the kit isn't great but it cost me £9 (about $15) so its worth just doing just to practice on with a bit of scratch building

pmitch

"If anybody ever tells you anything about an aeroplane which is so bloody complicated you can't understand it, take it from me: it's all balls." R J Mitchell


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  • From: Dripping Springs, TX, USA
Posted by RBaer on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 9:09 AM

AFV Club makes a nice set of 1-piece T49 tracks that are a good fit, or Dragon DS T48, with or without the EEC, would also be good. Both are well-detailed, accurate, and easy to use. The Dragon tracks will have to be shortened by two or three links, easy to do since they bond with regular styrene cement. I use cryo with the AFV Club tracks.

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Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 11:28 AM

Are you referring to the Revell re issue of the Italeri M4A3 Calope that is 1/35 or the Revell re issue of the Monogram M4A1 Caliope that is 1/32. For the 1/35 kit there are plenty of AM Sherman tracks out there. For the 1/32 kit I do not beleive there are ANY AM tracks.

 

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  • From: England
Posted by P mitch on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 12:09 PM

Its the 1/35 M4A3 kit so must be the re-issue of the Italeri. I've gone for the T48 tracks from Bronco as I've used their tracks for the Challenger 2 and there where great, way cheaper than Fruil's and look really good too, one day I'll post pics to prove it.

Any way thanks for the info

Pmitch

"If anybody ever tells you anything about an aeroplane which is so bloody complicated you can't understand it, take it from me: it's all balls." R J Mitchell


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  • From: England
Posted by P mitch on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 4:15 AM

So finaly got round to working on the Bronco tracks for this and as I'm working away from home at the moment does anyone have a rough idea of how many links per side I should build?? I have one run of 75 half built and its easier to add more than take some off. The tracks themselves look great but at 5 pieces a link they are a bit labour intensive, the guide horns are seperate pieces so you can guess how small they are

Thanks in adavance

Phil 

"If anybody ever tells you anything about an aeroplane which is so bloody complicated you can't understand it, take it from me: it's all balls." R J Mitchell


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    November 2005
Posted by T26E4 on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 6:14 AM

I wouldn't be so fixated on the exact number.  Just know that your final project should show very taut track runs.  The Sherman suspension was designed for no sag whatsoever.  Wheter it's 75 or 74 or whatever, just make it tight.


I got my first Bronco set recently as well.  I haven't started it though.

Roy Chow 

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